SOLUTION: Consider the function g(x)=sin(x-(pi/4)). Which expression gives the values of the x-intercepts, where n is an integer? A) pi/4 + n(pi)/4 B) -n(pi)/4 C) pi/4 + n(pi) D) -(pi)/4

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Question 963350: Consider the function g(x)=sin(x-(pi/4)). Which expression gives the values of the x-intercepts, where n is an integer?
A) pi/4 + n(pi)/4
B) -n(pi)/4
C) pi/4 + n(pi)
D) -(pi)/4 + n(pi)

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since the phase is negative, it shifts the equation forward by pi%2F4
It crosses the x axis twice in one period.
The period is pi.
x=pi%2F4%2Bn%28%282pi%29%2F2%29
x=pi%2F4%2Bn%2Api%29
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